Switching Off The Engine; Practical Tips - FLORABEST FBS 43 A1 Betriebsanleitung

7.3 Switching off the engine

Emergency Stop procedure:
If it becomes necessary to stop the equipment
immediately, set the On/Off switch (9) to "Stop"
or "0".
Normal procedure:
Let go of the throttle lever (1 1) and wait until the
engine has changed to idling speed. Then set the
On/Off switch (9) to "Stop" or "0".

7.4 Practical tips

Practice all the work steps with the engine swit-
ched off before you start to use the equipment.
Warning! Take extreme care during mowing
work. When doing such work keep a distance of
30 meters between yourself and other people or
animals.
Extending the cutting line
Warning! Do not use any kind of metal wire or
metal wire encased in plastic in the line spool. This
may cause serious injuries to the user.
To extend the cutting line (13), run the engine at
full speed and tap the line spool on the ground.
This will automatically extend the line. The blade
on the guard hood will cut the line to the permissi-
ble length (Fig. 9b).
Important: Remove all grass and weed rem-
nants at regular intervals to prevent the equipment
from overheating.
Grass and weed remnants become trapped under
the guard hood (Fig. 9c) and prevent the equip-
ment from cooling suffi ciently. Remove the rem-
nants carefully using a screwdriver or the like.
Different cutting methods
When the equipment is correctly assembled it will
cut weeds and long grass in places which are dif-
fi cult to access, e.g. along fences, walls and foun-
dations and also around trees. It can also be used
for „mowing" down vegetation so that a garden
can be better prepared or a certain area cleared
down to the soil.
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Please note: Even if it is used carefully, cutting
around foundations, stone or concrete walls, etc.
will result in the line suffering more than the nor-
mal level of wear.
Trimming/mowing (with line spool/cut-
ting blade)
Swing the equipment from side to side in a
scything motion. Always keep the cutting tool par-
allel to the ground.
Check the site and decide which cutting height
you require. Guide and hold the cutting tool at
the required height to ensure that you cut evenly
(Fig. 9d).
Low trimming (with line spool)
Hold the equipment right in front of you at a slight
angle so that the underside of the line spool is
above the ground and the line strikes the correct
target. Always cut away from yourself. Never
draw the equipment towards yourself.
Cutting along fences/foundations (with
line spool)
Approach wire mesh fences, lath fences, natural
stone walls and foundations slowly so that you
can cut close to them without striking the obstac-
le with the line. If, for example, the line strikes
stones, stone walls or foundations, it will wear or
fray. If the line strikes wire fencing, it will break.
Trimming around trees (with line spool)
When trimming around tree trunks, approach
slowly so that the line does not strike the bark.
Walk around the tree and take care not to dama-
ge the tree. Approach grass or weeds with the tip
of the line and tilt the line spool forwards slightly.
Mowing down to the ground (with line
spool)
When mowing down to the ground you will cut all
the vegetation. To do this, set the line spool at an
angle of 30° to the right. Place the handle in the
required position (Fig. 9e).
Caution! Increased risk of injury to the user,
bystanders and animals, and increased risk of
damaging property due to objects (e.g. stones)
being catapulted away.
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